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 1 University Plaza Brookville, NY 11548
Division 1 New York Northeast
Private Large National competitor
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Lucy Gillett

Lucy Gillett played goalkeeper professionally with Brighton & Hove Albion as well as Crystal Palace in England.


Now, after a season as an assistant coach with the LIU women’s soccer team, she ascended to the head role with the Sharks in April 2022.


Gillett, a Long Islander who attended South Side High School in Rockville Centre, already had experience as a collegiate coach when she arrived at LIU.


She served as an assistant coach at St. John’s for one season before joining the Sharks for the 2021-22 academic year in a similar capacity.


Gillett played a combined four collegiate seasons at Hofstra University and Springfield College. She went a combined 21-8 with 12 shutouts and a 0.79 goals against average during the final two seasons with Springfield, in 2013 and ’14, while qualifying for the NCAA Tournament both seasons.


She earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Springfield College.


Gillett earned her coaching badges at Brighton’s academy during her playing days abroad.

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Melina Couzis

Melina Couzis joined the LIU women’s soccer program as an assistant coach ahead of the 2023 season.


Couzis played for UConn as an undergraduate, then as a graduate transfer at St. John’s in 2022.


With the Huskies, Couzis made 61 career appearances (46 starts).


For the spring 2020 season, she was a United Soccer Coaches East Region second-team selection and All-Big East first-team honoree as well as a Big East All-Tournament and Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year honoree. Couzis started all 12 games that season and logged a team-high 1,124 minutes as UConn produced shutouts in half of its matches.


After earning a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from UConn and then taking a year away from collegiate soccer while pursuing a master’s degree in translational medicine, Couzis returned to collegiate action with St. John’s in 2022.


She made 18 appearances (14 starts) with the Red Storm that season, tallying one goal and a team-high-matching five assists. Couzis earned Big East All-Tournament recognition after St. John’s overtime loss to Xavier in the semifinals.


Couzis holds a master’s of science in translational medicine from the City College of New York and a master’s in business administration from St. John’s.


She earned four varsity letters at Somers High School in Lincolndale, N.Y., during a prep career that included scoring 60 goals and 63 assists. Her team won the 2014 New York State Class A Championship. Couzis was a two-year captain and a 2016 NSCAA All-American and was selected to play in the 2016 All-American game.

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